Music Director and Composers Salary Information in Alabama

The average annual and hourly salaries for music directors and composers in the state of Alabama are shown in
Table 1 and Table 2, respectively.
The comparison of the salary statistics of music directors and composers among Alabama metropolitan areas is shown in Table 3.
The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey
conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2016 and published in April 2017
[1].

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Alabama in 5 percentile scales.
The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,530.
The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,900.
The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $17,180.

Percentile Bracket

Average Hourly Salary

10th Percentile Wage

$8.26

25th Percentile Wage

$9.34

50th Percentile Wage

$20.14

75th Percentile Wage

$23.83

90th Percentile Wage

$34.39

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for music directors and composers in Alabama in 5 percentile scales.
The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $34.39.
The median hourly salary is $20.14.
The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.26.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2016)

The following table and chart show the trend of the median salary of music directors and composers
from 2012 to 2016.
Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2016.

Year

Median Salary

Growth

3-Year Growth

2015

41,900

-15.54%

-25.92%

2014

48,410

-5.27%

-

2013

50,960

-3.53%

-

2012

52,760

-

-

Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Music Directors and Composers in Alabama Cities

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of music directors and composers
in some Alabama cities and metropolitan areas.
We note that the median annual salary of music directors and composers in state of Alabama ranges from $50,270 to $50,980.
The highest paying area for music directors and composers in Alabama is Mobile with a median annual salary of $50,980.
The lowest paying area is Birmingham-Hoover with a median annual salary of $50,270.